According to statistics, homeschooling in the United States has increased 74% in the last eight years.
Why? We do not believe that it is because of a lack of faith in our public school systems as much as it is a growing desire to see MORE education and more focus on real issues that will eventually effect the home.
We have toured this country for many years teaching and presenting in thousands of schools and have addressed not only hundreds of thousands of school students but their very concerned parents. Disaster preparedness is always an issue that raises more questions than it provides answers. How do I teach it to my children without frightening them? How do I deal with the tough issues after a disaster? Do I allow my kids to see the news of current disasters? How do I involve them in our planning?
We have found that the world of disaster preparedness is a wide world of educational opportunity filled with science, history, social science, mathematics and literature. It is through this new blog that we intend to provide those tips, stories and insights that we have shared as we toured. Stay tuned here for programs, guides and curriculum additions as well.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Weather Science Camp


The subject of holding a weather science camp has been brought up again this year. If this is something you would be interested in, we could use your help. Our thoughts are that we could create a one-day camp experience for elementary school age children with a focus on homeschooled children. While we have done camps before, this would be a large effort for us and in order to begin work on this project, we need your input.
In order to hold the camp, we would need a venue in your area and an idea of what your budget might be to enroll a child in such a camp.
Obviously shared costs will keep costs lower, and so we would love to see churches or home school associations or organizations take on booking a camp in their area.
We want your thoughts and input.
Please use the Chasing4Life contact page at www.Chasing4Life.org to send us your thoughts. Let us know about homeschool groups in your area, possible venues and how many homeschool families you are connected to. If you would like to volunteer at one of these camps, let us know that too!
We look forward to hearing from you!